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In 1971, Big Jake and Billy Jack battled for box-office supremacy. John Wayne, still tall in the saddle 32 years after attaining stardom....

29 Things We Learned from Barry Sonnenfelds Get Shorty Commentary "Everyone thinks they can write a script." where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits one of the funniest comedies of the 90s, one of the most memorable Elmore Leonard adaptations, and arguably the best Barry Sonnenfeld film — Get Shorty. Barry Sonnenfeld‘s most popular films tend to be his genre franchise starters, think The Addam...

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns 10 (Jeff Christensen | AP file photo) Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011, in New York. Can you believe that “The Book of Mormon” musical is 10 years old? It’s true. It has been a decade since Elder Price (Andrew Rannells) first took to the Broadway stage to joyously sing about getting his own planet as his nerdy companion, Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad), lovingly lied his...

February 26, 2021 2435 SOUTHBURY – Patricia “Patty” Richards, 66, departed this life on Feb. 22, 2021, at The Watermark at East Hill. She was the beloved wife of Timothy (Tim) Richards, and the beloved mother of her daughters Jenna and Chelsea. Patty was born in Webster City, Iowa, on Feb. 24, 1954, to the late James and Doris (Krueger) Laughlin. Patty was the choir accompanist and music director at Sacred Heart Church for the past 25 years, a role that brought her such joy and purpose. P...

Billy Jack: Hate your neighbor. You have my permission It had been 50 years since Billy and I last met. To say that time had been unkind would be an understatement. Billy Jack (1971) Jean Roberts’ (pseudonymous co-writer and Mrs. Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor) hollow-voiced opening narration brings us up to speed on the legend of Billy Jack. He was a half-breed Vietnam vet who hated what war stood for in spite of adhering to a day-to-day doctrine of “Peace Through Pummeling.” And no one k...

Community Content MCC to kick off spring 2021 virtual ‘World of Music’ concert series After a successful fall semester run, Middlesex Community College’s spring 2021 “A World of Music” will continue virtually throughout the semester.  Performances will be recorded live and then streamed online for audiences to watch for free. The concert series will kick off with a performance celebrating Black composers in honor of Black History Month. "We are looking forward to presenting this conc...

She was a hollywood starlet winning an oscar for the alfred hitchcock film "suspicious" and director tom laughlin passed arabia way. he was 82-years-old. big news, if you have beeniching for more "av tar" james cameron says there will be not one, not two, but three sequels. he is hoping to have the first one in theaters by this time in 2016, which would make eight truly blue christmas. the original" avtar" the highest grossing movie ever nearly $3 billion worldwide. >> the technology and how t...

0 move over drones, these life-like robots, what is google doing with an army of robots? >> your "new day" starts right no now. >> good morning. welcome to "new day." it is monday, december 16th. 6:00 in the east. we begin with what could be a game changer in sports. baseball is in focus. medical damage in the brain consistent with cte, once known for wild catches and all out style of play, he killed himself near the end of the year. this epidemic, is it not restricted to football and hockey? co...

>> on thursday, vice president joe biden was the keynote speaker at the annual nokia love school communications first words. these awards honor new hampshire free-speech advocates. from the capitol center for the arts in concord, new hampshire, this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> my name is joe mcquaid and i am the president of the stack nackey s. loeb school of communications and i.t. thank you fo...

>> those of you who wanted me to run so badly and those of you who are so terribly disappointed, but i am doing the right thing. >> i believe 1984 finds the united states and the strongest position in years to establish a construct to and realistic working relationship with the union. >> new hampshire will hold its first in the nation presidential primary on january 10. hampshire terry secretary of state, bill gardner talked about the history of the states presidential primary on the "...